Symbology

Feature layer (shapefile)

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# Feature layer (shapefile)
This sample demonstrates how to open a shapefile stored on the device and display it as a feature layer with default symbology.
<img src="FeatureLayerShapefile.jpg" width="350"/>
## Instructions
The shapefile will be downloaded from an ArcGIS Online portal automatically.

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using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Mapping;
using ArcGISRuntime.Samples.Managers;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Data;
namespace ArcGISRuntime.UWP.Samples.FeatureLayerShapefile
{
[ArcGISRuntime.Samples.Shared.Attributes.Sample(
"Feature layer (shapefile)",
"Data",
"This sample demonstrates how to open a shapefile stored on the device and display it as a feature layer with default symbology.",
"The shapefile will be downloaded from an ArcGIS Online portal automatically.",
"Featured")]
[ArcGISRuntime.Samples.Shared.Attributes.OfflineData("d98b3e5293834c5f852f13c569930caa")]
public partial class FeatureLayerShapefile
{
public FeatureLayerShapefile()
{
InitializeComponent();
// Open a shapefile stored locally and add it to the map as a feature layer
Initialize();
}
private async void Initialize()
{
// Create a new map to display in the map view with a streets basemap
MyMapView.Map = new Map(Basemap.CreateStreetsVector());
// Get the path to the downloaded shapefile
string filepath = GetShapefilePath();
// Open the shapefile
ShapefileFeatureTable myShapefile = await ShapefileFeatureTable.OpenAsync(filepath);
// Create a feature layer to display the shapefile
FeatureLayer newFeatureLayer = new FeatureLayer(myShapefile);
// Add the feature layer to the map
MyMapView.Map.OperationalLayers.Add(newFeatureLayer);
// Zoom the map to the extent of the shapefile
await MyMapView.SetViewpointGeometryAsync(newFeatureLayer.FullExtent);
}
private static string GetShapefilePath()
{
return DataManager.GetDataFolder("d98b3e5293834c5f852f13c569930caa", "Public_Art.shp");
}
}
}